Film
Baton
Rouge

With a variety of locations, the state’s largest studio facility and generous state and local incentives, the capital city is camera ready. The Baton Rouge Film Commission welcomes you to be a part of our dynamic entertainment industry of film and television production, post production, sound recording, animation and video game development. Come see what Baton Rouge has to offer.

Incentives

2%

SALES TAX REBATE

East Baton Rouge Parish offers a 2% sales tax rebate to qualified productions up to $500,000 per project.

30%

BASE

All qualifying productions that film in Baton Rouge will start with a 30% base with up to 40% tax credit of the base investment.

15%

PAYROLL CREDIT

The capital city and our surrounding parishes offer a large variety of locations from scenic plantations to bustling downtown shots. Need to look like you’re somewhere else? Not a problem. We’ve doubled for Los Angeles, D.C., Arkansas, New Orleans, the wild west, a futuristic fantasy land and more… we’ve got it all.

CELTIC STUDIOS

Baton Rouge is home to the largest film facility in Louisiana. With nearly 150,000 square feet of design-built stage space, almost 100,000 square feet of gated office space, and an additional 50,000 square feet of covered support space, Celtic Studios has the size and services to meet the demands of most productions.

MADE IN BR

Our film commission welcomes you to be a part of the dynamic entertainment industry, comprised of film and television production, post production, sound recording, animation and video game development. We are proud to have teamed up with some amazing productions over the years and look forward to the future of filming in Baton Rouge.